To prevent significant loss, members of disaster councils must truly coordinate, decisively act and take all necessary precautions whenever a storm, tropical depression or typhoon enters their respective areas of responsibility.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo advises the Eastern Visayas Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) when she presided the RDCC meeting last September 30.
The President said prompt reaction and proper coordination would surely minimize losses in life, agriculture, livestock and properties particularly during the onset of impending calamities.
She also ordered the RDCC to immediately conduct a rapid geological assessment of the region to pinpoint and assess barangays susceptible to disasters like typhoons, landslides, flooding and even tsunamis.
The President also advised RDCC-8 to conduct typhoon drills, locate evacuation centers, deputized barangay officials, among others. (PIA/Bohol)
